This year the Laura Days celebration will be held June 23-24. The theme is “School Days- Readin’, Ritin’, and Rthematic.” The theme honors the old Burr Oak school as former students will be attending an all school reunion on June 23. The parade starts at 10:30 and will be immediately followed by a presentation in the [...]
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Laura’s Life Lesson #4: “Make the most of what you have”
Laura’s Life Lesson #4 – “Make the most of what you have” It is time for Lesson #4 of Laura’s “words to live by”, which brings us to one of my favorites. It is “Make the most of what you have”. What simple, yet GREAT advice —– though it is mostly lost in today’s world. [...]
Laura’s Life Lesson #3: Have Courage in Danger
LAURA’S LIFE LESSON #3 – “HAVE COURAGE IN DANGER” – It is pretty easy to understand the dangers that Laura faced in her lifetime, particularly in her childhood — wild animals, the wild weather on the prairie, including blizzards, fire, hungry grasshoppers, etc., diseases like that which took her sister’s sight, hunger…….The list is pretty [...]
Laura’s Life Lesson #2: Things of Real Value…
LAURA’S LIFE LESSON #2 – “THINGS OF REAL VALUE DO NOT CHANGE” As you probably know, Laura Ingalls Wilder had great vision and understanding. Some of Laura’s “words to live by” have been written down for us to read and reflect upon. We are featuring each of these six “lessons” in our newsletters. The featured [...]
Laura’s Life Lesson #1: “Be Cheerful in Adversity”
LAURA’S LIFE LESSON #1 – “BE CHEERFUL IN ADVERSITY” Remember that Laura Ingall’s Wilder had plenty of adversity in her life – not the least of which was her family struggling to survive in the new frontier. Her family suffered death, illness, fire, plagues, etc. Yet she is one who pointed out that we should [...]
New Website is going!
We are up and running on our new website. We’ve also added a couple of videos on you tube that are linked to this site. And we are seeking to serve you and give you multiple opportunities to share what we know of the Ingalls family and the life of running the musuem.
